Iraq’s new parliament has failed to form a government and the political scene is stuck in a difficult deadlock, indicating that the crisis is likely to continue for a long time. About six months after Iraq’s parliamentary elections, the new government has yet to be formed. What are the possible …

As Egypt’s strategic wheat reserves continue to decline, Russia and Ukraine exchanged accusations over obstructing the movement of a ship loaded with wheat and bound for Egyptian ports. As Egypt’s strategic wheat reserves continue to decline, Russia and Ukraine have recently exchanged accusations over obstructing the movement of a ship …

When the Soviet Union collapsed three decades ago, the European security architecture suddenly became uncertain, its future put in play. After all, much of the postwar balance of power in Europe—and the world—had rested on the icy pillars of the Cold War, pillars that in 1991 abruptly melted. It didn’t …

Scarcely more than a week ago, Chinese social media and the country’s internet were ablaze with quick takes from both prominent commentators and ordinary folks praising Russian President Vladimir Putin’s armed bid to subdue Ukraine, as well as with fervent celebrations of what many in China saw as a toothless …

As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continues to draw outrage and reprisals from the international community, China is maintaining the cautious distance from Moscow it has taken since the onset of the crisis, with many observers suggesting that Beijing may have been caught unaware by Russian President Vladimir Putin’s decision to …

The Biden administration plans to reject an Iranian demand that the United States lift its designation of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organization as a condition for renewing the 2015 nuclear agreement — putting completion of the deal in jeopardy. A senior administration official told me that …

The Al-Hol camp for displaced people in Syria is a jihadist threat and should be dismantled, a senior Iraqi security official said on Saturday. Al-Hol, in the Kurdish-controlled northeast, is Syria’s largest camp for displaced people. It houses about 56,000 including displaced Syrians and Iraqi refugees, some of whom maintain …

Iraqi airstrikes killed at least 70 ISIS militants over the past three months, according to a top security official. Even though Iraq carries out regular airstrikes and operations against ISIS militants, the group still “pose a threat” in northern, eastern, and western provinces, including Diyala, Kirkuk, southwest Nineveh, Anbar, and …

Frankreichs Präsident Macron muss in der Stichwahl beweisen, dass er in seiner Amtszeit etwas gelernt hat. Denn viele haben genug von ihm. Er muss seinen Landsleuten nun mehr anbieten: Dialog und Demut. Es ist tatsächlich fünf vor zwölf. Die Rechtspopulistin Marine Le Pen könnte die Stichwahl gewinnen. Frankreich Präsident Emmanuel …

Le danger populiste, même s’il est écarté au second tour cette fois-ci, ne fera que revenir l’élection suivante, en plus menaçant, si aucune réforme de fond n’est faite. Le politologue Jérôme Sainte-Marie l’avait prédit : le clivage gauche/droite est en train d’être supplanté par celui entre un bloc élitaire et …